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Parshas Yisro (5766)
By Mordechai Dolinsky
In our parsha we have the declaration and the description of the giving of the Torah. All Klal Yisroel were present and heard the voice of Hashem. The Kuzri explains that the actual giving of the Torah is not faith but rather an historical fact. With charismatic talent you might be able to convince that Hashem communicated with you but it is impossible to make the claim, as it does in the Chumash itself, that Hashem spoke to the multitudes present at Har Sinai without it being the absolute truth. It is clear why Hashem requires that we not forget this simple historical event of the giving of the Torah.
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